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49 Results for Optimism
View 41 - 49 results for optimism comic strips. Discover the best "Optimism" comics from Dilbert.com.
Saturday December 19,
2015
Alice's List
Tags society, murder, violence, law, enemy, revenge, apocalypse
Transcript
Alice: Looks like I'll be adding this guy to my list. Dilbert: List? Alice: I keep a list of who to visit first when society breaks down and there is no rule of law. Dilbert: To build alliances? Alice: That's the sort of optimism that gets you killed in the first hour.
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Friday September 30,
2016
Wally Accepts Bribes
Tags bribe, bribery, money, laziness, work ethic
Transcript
Wally: I started accepting bribes from co-workers to incent me to do my job. Dilbert: If it didn't work for your employer, why do they think it will work for them? Wally: Something about optimism. Dilbert: They didn't say why? Wally: All I know is that no one paid me to listen to them.
Saturday January 28,
2017
Tricky To Be An Optimist
Tags coffee, conversation, glass
Transcript
Boss: Are you done writing the soft-ware? Wally: Yes, but it has some bugs. Boss: How is that different from not being done? Wally: I see the glass as half full. Boss: Half full of bugs? Wally: Optimism is tricky.
Thursday May 31,
2018
Employees Who Don't Want Money
Tags motivation, money, optimism, ambition
Transcript
Boss: I don't want employees who are motivated by money. I want true believers who are trying to make the world a better place. Wally: Those people sound crazy. Dilbert: Can you warn us if you see one?
Wednesday July 18,
2018
Elbonian Ninjas
Tags controversy, offense, offensive, threat, murder, ninja, optimism
Transcript
Boss: The sales video you made for our Elbonian market is causing a public relations crisis. Their government has ordered Elbonian ninjas to kill you in your sleep. Dilbert: In my sleep? The best way to die! Boss: Stop confusing my bad news with your good news.
Thursday July 19,
2018
Death By Ninjas Is Best
Tags ninja, hit man, optimism, frustration, irony
Transcript
Wally: Why aren't you worried about the Elbonian ninjas who are reportedly coming here to kill you in your sleep? Dilbert: That's the best way to die. I won't care about anything after I'm gone, so this is the ideal scenario for me. Elbonian 1: He's ruining everything with his cheery attitude. Elbonian 2: Let's see how he likes another thirty years in a cubicle.
Saturday September 29,
2018
Fine Lines
Tags Dilbert, Wally, line, optimism, idiocy, cynicism, realism, will, love, dead, working
Transcript
Dilbert: I've noticed there's a fine line between optimism and idiocy. Wally: There's also a fine line between cynicism and realism. Dilbert: I just lost my will to live. Wally: There's a fine line between dead and working.
Tuesday January 22,
2019
Thankless Tasks
Tags career, employment, jobs, managers & supervisors, optimism
Transcript
Man: My career goal is to have a job with greater recognition, autonomy, and a sense of purpose. Boss: We'll miss you. Man: I was hoping to get that stuff here. Boss: We're more about thankless tasks.
Sunday January 19,
2020
Master Engineer
Tags managers & supervisors, Promotion, master, senior, engineer, more, pay, platinum, optimism
Transcript
boss: i'm promoting you to the position of "master engineer." dilbert: i'm already senior engineer. boss: now you're a master engineer. with all the rights and responsibilities that come with it. dilbert: such as...? boss: well, for example, you can do more kinds of work. dilbert: for more pay? boss: no. no. no! you're thinking of "platinum level" engineers. you're not on of those. dilbert: that comes next?! boss: optimism is not an attractive quality.
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